Context In the United States, Medicare is a single-payer, national social insurance program administered by the U.S. federal government since 1966. It provides health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older who have worked and paid into the system through the payroll tax. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_(United_States) Content This public dataset was created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The data summarizes the utilization and payments for procedures, services, and prescription drugs provided to Medicare beneficiaries by specific inpatient and outpatient hospitals, physicians, and other suppliers. The dataset includes the following data. Common inpatient and outpatient services All physician and other supplier procedures and services All Part D prescriptions. Providers determine what they will charge for items, services, and procedures provided to patients and these charges are the amount that providers bill for an item, service, or procedure. Fork [this kernel][1] to get started. Acknowledgements https://bigquery.cloud.google.com/dataset/bigquery-public-data:medicare https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/public-data/medicare Dataset Source: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This dataset is publicly available for anyone to use under the following terms provided by the Dataset Source - http://www.data.gov/privacy-policy#data_policy — and is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, express or implied, from Google. Google disclaims all liability for any damages, direct or indirect, resulting from the use of the dataset. Banner Photo by [@rawpixel from Unplash][2]. Inspiration What is the total number of medications prescribed in each state? What is the most prescribed medication in each state? What is the average cost for inpatient and outpatient treatment in each city and state? Which are the most common inpatient diagnostic conditions in the United States? Which cities have the most number of cases for each diagnostic condition? What are the average payments for these conditions in these cities and how do they compare to the national average? [1]: https://www.kaggle.com/paultimothymooney/starter-kernel-for-cms-medicare-dataset [2]: https://unsplash.com/photos/Xt1qMeOF29E